Constitution Section 337 — Special provision with respect to educational grants for the benefit of Anglo-Indian community

Part XVI — SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CLASSES

Constitutional

Summary

For the first three years after the Constitution came into effect, the central government and each state government had to give the same education grants to the Anglo-Indian community that were given in the financial year ending March 31, 1948. After that, every three years the grants could be reduced by ten percent compared to the previous three-year period. After ten years from the start of the Constitution, these special grants for the Anglo-Indian community had to stop completely. Also, no educational institution could receive any grant under this provision unless at least forty percent of its yearly student admissions were from communities other than the Anglo-Indian community.

Official Text

During the first three financial years after the commencement of this Constitution, the same grants, if any, shall be made by the Union and by each State for the benefit of the Anglo-Indian community in respect of education as were made in the financial year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1948.During every succeeding period of three years the grants may be less by ten per cent. than those for the immediately preceding period of three years:Provided that at the end of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution such grants, to the extent to which they are a special concession to the Anglo-Indian community, shall cease:Provided further that no educational institution shall be entitled to receive any grant under this article unless at least forty per cent. of the annual admissions therein are made available to members of communities other than the Anglo-Indian community.